Babies are born to explore and travel in this unfamiliar world. In the process of exploring this world, babies may encounter various problems, and some babies may be afraid, which is also a common phenomenon. For example, a 2-year-old baby may cry when they see strangers. So, what's going on with a 2-year-old baby hiding from strangers?
Internal factors:
Stranger anxiety: Stranger anxiety refers to the caution, prudence, and even refusal exhibited by infants when encountering strangers. This anxiety usually occurs between 6 months and 1 year old, accompanying the entire childhood of infants.
This is the rapid development of the brain and the constantly growing cognitive abilities of infants. As infants' memory and cognitive abilities develop, they can distinguish between knowing and not knowing at 6 months old.
External factors:
1 Related to the family environment. Some babies live in a small area, usually only in their own family, rarely go out to play, have little contact with the outside world, have strong dependence, and cannot adapt to the environment independently. These babies will hide when they see strangers, and if they go to a new environment, they will gradually adapt.
2 Improper methods of family education. Some babies don't listen to their parents. If they cry or don't listen, eat poorly, parents will scare their children with words they are afraid of. If a baby wants to play with mud and parents are afraid of dirtying their clothes, they will say: bugs in the mud will bite their hands, etc., threatening the baby. As a result, babies lose their sense of security and become timid, introverted, and cowardly.
